- Description
- Codes
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Questionnaire Text
- Flags
- Source Variables
- Editing Procedure
Description
In 1990, tribal information is included for all persons who reported their race as American Indian or Alaska Native. In the 2000 census, 2010 census, the ACS, and the PRCS tribal information is only available for American Indians and Alaska Natives who reported a single race. Multi-racial American Indians and Alaska Natives may have written tribal information on the census form, but their tribal information is not available in the public use samples for confidentiality reasons.
In 1900 and 1910, tribal information is available only for Alaskan residents and for American Indians who were enumerated on the American Indian schedules. The modified schedule used to enumerate American Indians in 1900 and 1910 contained a field labeled "Tribe of this Indian." Enumerators were instructed to "secure the name of the tribe with which the person is connected." The schedule used to enumerate Alaskan residents in 1900 and 1910 also contained a field for "Tribe or Clan."
MTRIBE and FTRIBE provide the same information about respondents' parents in 1900 and 1910.
Codes and Frequencies
Comparability
In 2023, the Census Bureau implemented changes to the race question due to improvements made to the race question in 2020. New codes were added for Alaska Native alone, Aztec, Inca, Maya, Mixtec, Taino, Tarasco, All other Latin American Indian, Oglala Sioux, Rosebud Sioux, and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes. The addition of these detailed codes impact the comparability of general codes between 2023-onward and 2022-prior years.
Users interested in comparing TRIBE over time should know that there may be different codes for the same field across samples. Furthermore, as the Census continues to develop its classification system for this variable, codes may be renamed, added, deleted, or compressed. IPUMS preserves each sample's full range of codes.
Universe
- 1900: Residents of Alaska and individuals enumerated on American Indian schedules (samples 2 and 4 in SAMP1900). Not available in the 1900 2.5% sample.
- 1910: Residents of Alaska and individuals enumerated on American Indian schedules (samples 2 and 4 in SAMP1910); not available for Puerto Rico.
- 1930-1940:
- 1990: Persons who reported an American Indian or Alaska Native race; not available for Puerto Rico.
- 2000-2009 ACS/PRCS: Persons who reported only an American Indian or Alaska Native race; persons who reported more than one race are not included
- 2010-onward: Persons who reported an American Indian or Alaska Native race.
Availability
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: All samples
- 2015: All samples
- 2014: All samples
- 2013: All samples
- 2012: All samples
- 2011: All samples
- 2010: All samples
- 2009: All samples
- 2008: All samples
- 2007: All samples
- 2006: All samples
- 2005: All samples
- 2004: All samples
- 2003: All samples
- 2002: All samples
- 2001: All samples
- 2000: All samples
- 1990: All samples
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1960: --
- 1950: --
- 1940: --
- 1930: 1%; 5%
- 1920: --
- 1910: 1%; 1.4% ovrsmp
- 1900: 1%; 1.2% ovrsmp
- 1880: --
- 1870: --
- 1860: --
- 1850: --
- 2023: All samples
- 2022: All samples
- 2021: All samples
- 2020: All samples
- 2019: All samples
- 2018: All samples
- 2017: All samples
- 2016: All samples
- 2015: All samples
- 2014: All samples
- 2013: All samples
- 2012: All samples
- 2011: All samples
- 2010: All samples
- 2009: All samples
- 2008: All samples
- 2007: All samples
- 2006: All samples
- 2005: All samples
- 2000: PR 5%
- 1990: --
- 1980: --
- 1970: --
- 1930: --
- 1920: --
- 1910: --
Flags
This variable has no flags.Editing Procedure
There is no editing procedure available for this variable.
